The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1934 Page: 1 of 10
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THE ALTO HERALD
F. L. WEIMAR, EDITOR AND OWNER
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR
VOLUME XXXIII
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, MARCH 29, 1934.
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County Meet Brought
Deiegation Here Friday
Ai) literary events of the Chero-
kee County Meet which was held on
Friday and Saturday of last week
twere completed, while track and field
events were postponed until Satur-
day, March 31. due to inclement
weather.
According to a report from E. S.
Erwin, county superintendent and
.general director, athletic events were
postponed on account of inclement
.weather. It is proposed that they get
under way next Saturday at 9:30
o'clock. They will be held in Alto as
originally planned.
Alto carried off its share of wins
in the various literary events as is
seen from tho following report sub-
mitted by Mr. Erwin. The reports
were furnished Mm by chairmen of
each division of the meet.
Decl<m*Uont
Rural Sub-Junior Girls—Mary
Elizabeth Lake, Iron Hill, 1st pl&ce;
Lola M. Day, Barsola, 2nd place;
Jeanj Dew, Forest, 8rd place.
Rural Dvision, Sub-Junior Boys—
Lowell Crews, Iron Hill, 1st place;
Rdy Walley, Emmaus, 2nd place;
Kenneth Spears, Barsola, 3rd place.
Rural Division Junior Girls—
Jeannette Byers, Forest, 1st place;
Glatha Lake, Iron Hill, 2nd place;
Lois Black, Myrtle Springs, 3rd place.
Rural Division Junior Boys—A.
N. Walley, Jr., Emmaus, 1st place;
Vernon Mullen, Barsola, 2nd place;
Robert Key, Concord, 3rd place.
Rural Division Senior Girls—Lottie
Chandler, Atoy, 1st place; Lois May
Wallace, Barsola, 2nd place; Goldya
Ousley, Craft, 3rd place.
Rural Division Senior Boys—Thur-
man George, Barsola, 1st place; El-
mer Brewer, Concord, 2nd place;
Woodrow Crews, Iron Hill, 3rd place.
Ettay Writing—AH Diviniont I
Class A—Mildred Nicar, Alto, 1st
place; Kitty Beth Mehner, Rusk,
2nd place; Virginia Walker, Jackson-
ville, 3rd place.
Class B—Jeannette Newton, Afton
Grove, 1st place; Aileen Johnson,
Gallatin, 2nd place.
Ward Schools—Elsie Maude Car-
ter, Rusk Ward, 1st place; Margaret
Harris, Joe Wright Grammar, 2nd
place.
Chora) Singing
Rural Division, Henry Chapel won
by default—Emma Gene Sadler, Lil-
lian Kersh, Marie Mitchell, Minnie
Joe Lusk, Lucile West, Ruth Barron,
Francis Barron, Pauline Gartman,
Vera Martin, Azalea Stuart, Hazel
West, Modeen Martin, Modell Keel,
Ethelene Elmore; Lorene Scott.
Class A—Rusk Ward, won by de-
fav.lt—Olive Bee Meredity, Janice
Ray, Sylvia Bane, June Odom, Louise
Halbert, Otha Schochler, Viva Yar-
brough. Ruby Ethel Massey, Marjorie
Mae Ford, Ruby Evelyn Halbert,
Jewel Green, Frances Lovelace, Helen
Katherine McCord, Jane Wallace.
Bonnie Ruth Laney. Grace Bagley,
Margaret York, Barbara Jean Roach,
Billy Aufricht,NordKeever,Jno.C.
tWilliams, Billy Jack Johnston, Em-
Snett Gentry, Jimmie Zachary.
Story Telling
John Hai-pM Stevens, Rusk, 1st
place; Ruby George, Barsola, 2nd
place; Helen Jane Pearman, Alto, 3rd
place.
TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS
NEXT SATURDAY
R. L. Banks, Director Athletics,
announces that the track and field
events will be run off at Alto
next Saturday, March 31, start-
ing promptly at 9:30 o'clock. At
the same date and hour, class B
boys Playground baseball will be
played.
Official results of athletic e-
vents that have been played off:
TennitClanA
Boys' Singles—1st, Jacksonville,
Bryce Robertson; 2nd, Rusk,
Zackery .
Boys' Doubles — 1st, Rusk,
Brrch, Vermillion; 2nd, Alto,
Powers, Garner.
Girls' Singles—1st, Jackson-
ville, Virginia BPall; 2nd, Rusk,
Noll Bane.
Girls' Doubles—1st, Alto, Lois
Norwood, Nettie Lee Poore; 2nd,
Jacksonville, Menon Canon, Ruby
LeeBeall.
TennitClmB
Boys' Doubles—1st, Reklaw;
2nd, Gallatin.
Girl.' Volley B.U
1st, Alto; 2nd, Grange Hall.
Playground B*aeb*H
Boys' Class A High School—.
1st, Rusk; 2nd, Alto; 3rd, Jack-
sonville.
Girls' Class A Ward School—'
1st, Alto; 2nd, Rusk.
Boys' Class A Ward School—
1st. Rusk by default.
Girls' Class B High School—1st,
Dialville by default.
Boys' Rural School—1st, Fas-
trill by default.
More WiM Rumors
Concerning The
Dead Bank Bandit
Df. M. E. McClure
Died Suddenly
Friday Night
Dr. M. E. McClure, practicing
Rusk, Texas, March 27.—J. A
Smith, Cherokee County sheriff, sa'd, physician in Alto i'or more than
Monday he had been advised that the! thirty years, died suddenly at his
correct name of the man slain in at.j I'cnle in Alto Friday night about nine
attempted bank robbery at Alto
March!) was Fred King instead of
Fred McClure, as officials thought at
first, and gave his ageas 25.
The sheriff said Merlin French,
charged with the same attempt, had
told him about the slain man and said
o'clock from a heart attack.
No more heart-rending news could
have been brought to the people of
south Cherokee county, and no news
cculd have possibly been more sur-
prising, as Dr. McClure was in the
best of spirits when he left his office
his own name was Leo Spencer. In-j at Rrittains Drug Store about 6:30
dieted under the name French, he will Friday afternoon. He went home and
be tried under the name French, he' ""PP"r returned to the drug
will be trie ! in the July term of ?'3° get some
court.
Smith added that French told him
they had been "sent up" in several
Northern States but did not say on
what charges.
A few days ago the Herald re-
ceived a letter i'rom Fred M. McClure,
Box 687, Baton Rouge, La., asking
that copies of the Herald be sent him
magazines and newspapers to read.
Going back home he took a bath and
went to his bed to lie down, and ex-
pired almost immediately. Mrs. Mc-
Clure and their son, Robert, were
both at home, and hearing the doctor
make a noise with his throat, rushed
to his bedside, but he was dead when
they got to him.
A<!t new/ of his death spread over
town, it seemed like some one in
that contamed the account of the ^,y f^ily had died, as he had so
death of Fred McClure, Alto bank friends and it was like losing
robber, who was killed here February .f the family when his death
26. S,x cents was enclosed with the ^ enounced. To a very large fol-
request. The letter stated that the ,„wlng, he was more than a doctor,
wr.ter 3 name was Fred M. McClure, ^tients, which were many, were
and he had heard that there was a fiends, and not only his
bank robber killed here by that name., medical council was sought, but being
Tuesday's Houston Chronicle con- a b^bad minded citizen, he was con-
tained an article to show that other suited upon many matters. )
papers have been receiving similar was a man devoted to his town,
requests in the past. The article in anxious to see it build up iboth
motSitUy and commercially, and gave
mudh of his time to the betterment
of the little city in which he lived. As
a trSte Mason, he lived up to the pre-
cept of his order, and this fraternity
also* was a part of his life's activities,
was unlimited, and their love for him
was a part of his hfe.
Many good things could be said of
Dr. McClure outside of his practice.
He was a wonderful specimen of
humanity. Big and broad shouldered.
clean in his habits. He was a total ab-
stainer of alcohol in any form, did not
use tobacco in any way, and lived a
true, clean life that everyone had to
admire. Mrs. McClure ant) Robert
have lost a wonderful husband and
father, and the town of Alto has lost
one of the very best men that it
couldeverboastof.buthehaslefta
heritagebehind that will always be
remembered, and those who were
fortunate enough to know him and be
his friend, have a cherished memory
that they can always keep.
Dr. McClure was 64 years of age
at the time of his death. He was
born at Palestine, Texas, on June 30,
1869, but had spent the better part
of his life in Cherokeo county,
coming to Alto in early manhood to
practice medicine. He
generation of professional men, both Cotton
his grandfather and father being well
Known lawyers of Anderson county.
He ^3 * graduate of medicine from J &r\\ in GetS
the class of 1891 of Tulane Untverstty " —
of New Orleans, La. In the same
year, he chose as a wife Miss Annella
Armstrong of Alto, who died about a
year later. In 1900 he was married —
to Miss Corine Goolsbee of Crockett, J. C. Erwin
and from this union one son was i Washington this
$2,520.00 Made in
Seed Loans Here
Since Monday
The Alto division of tho Emergency
Crop Loan have received forty-four
application*: which aggregate $2,520.-
00. Twenty-four of these applications
have been approved and the gross
amount of these approvals is $1130.
Mr. J. F. Smith, the local repre-
sentative, states that he is well
pleased with the progress made by the
local office, which is being managed
by Dudley Lawson, who is assisted by
G. M. Hogan and Jack Nicar.
While the volume is not as great
as last year, the committee feels that
this indicates the local community is
in better conditions financially.
The local office will continue to re-
ceive applications and all those in-
terested are requested to call at the
Seed Loan Office, which is located at
came from a the Hogan & Son office, east of the
Belt tracks.
Postmaster
Appointment
Extempor*ne*n' Speech
Girls—Connie Louise Jones, Jack-
sonville, 1st place; Mary Bagley,
Rusk, 2nd place.
Boys—Roy Parnell, Rusk, 1st
place; Ernest Chancellor, Jackson,
ville, 2nd place.
One-Act Pity
Rusk, 1st place, "Fixin's," by
Paul Green. Characters: Andrew
Zachary, Cary Williams, Eva Ruth
Beall. )
Jacksonville, 2nd place, "Dust of
[the Road." Characters: Mary Belle
Muckleroy, Frank Gilchrist, Roy
Smith, Alrord Locke. )
No one reported for the 3-R Con-
test, Wild Flower Contest, Art Con-
test, Typewriting Contest, and Jour-
nalism.
Mu.ic Memory
East Side, Jacksonville, 1st place,
Ella Mae Moss, Elice Trantham;
West Side, Jacksonville, 2nd place,
Comyn Davis, Carleon Williams; Joe
Wright, Jacksonville, tied for 3rd
place, Elizabeth Curl, Marie Miller;
Rusk, tied for 3rd place, Matha'
Louise York, Francis Monroe; Hen I
)ry's Chapel, 4th place; Lucile West,
Ethelene Elmore.
Debute.
Jacksonville Girls, 1st place, Vir-
ginia Acker, Jonora Holleyman.
Jacksonville Boys, 1st place, Jo-
seph Henry Childress, Marsden Duke.
the Chronicle under an associated
press line gave the following:
El Paso, March 26.—Indication
that the bank bandit slain in a hold-
up at Alto March 5 was not Fred M.
McClure, former El Paso and Cleve-
land resident, was seen today in "filled every chair in the local Mason-
letters in possession of the El Paso/ic Order, and at the time of his death
Herald-Post. i was actively engaged in Masonic
An Associated Press dispatch from work. Being a member of the Chero-
Cleveland said Cleveland police ^ee County Medical Association, he
announced they had been informed was also active in this organization
of the death at Alto of McClure, be- and gave time and thought to this
fieved to be a Former Clevelander. < branch of his life. i
A subscription order bearing the' As a citizen, his life had been well
signature ''Fred McClure, Box 587, rounded out as a useful man, not only
Baton Rouge, La.," was received wife and son, who were his
November 25, 1933, by the El Paso c!°sest companions, but to the com-
Herald-Post. munity at large. His first love was
A , .. . . his practice, and being true to his
A second letter, m the same hand
was advised from
week that he had
born, Robert, who was with him at been appointed as temporary post-
the time of his death. He was a mem- master at Alto effective Tuesday of
ber of the Methodist church, and had this week. Mr. Chas. Wood, retir-
been for many years. He was also ing postmaster, will continue in the
affiliated with Terrell Lodge No. 89 office with Mr. Erwin until April
A. F. & A. M. at Alto, and a member first.
of the Cherokee County Medical Asso- Examination for permanent post—
ciation. , mastership at Alto will be held on
Besides his wife and son, Robert,
the following relatives were here to
attend the funeral service: Mrs. Fay
McClure of Waco, Mrs. Virginia Mc.
Clure Manse!!, Overton; Mrs. Doll
Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gools-
bee, and Mrs. Ora McClure of Rusk;
April 14, and some 15 or 20 will take
the examination.
NEW BEAUTY SHOP FOR ALTO
Announcement has been made that
new beauty shop is to be opened
Wyatt Summers, Livingston; Mr. Jack up on the second floor of the Allen
Lewis and son, Mack, of Bryan; Mr. Drug Store building, and expects to
and Mrs. T. W. Goolsbee, Mr. and
Mrs. C. N. Goolsbee and Miss Fannie
Goolsbee of Crockett.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Alto Sunday
be ready for the public in the next
Ten days or two weeks.
All up-to-date and new equipment
will be installed in the new parlor
throughout, and experienced people
afternoon at 3:00 p. m.. under the ^vill be in charge. It will compare
ruspices of the Masonic Lodge, Rev. favorably with any beauty parlor in
J. C. Cooper, pastor of the Methodist East Texas when completed.
calling, the weather was never too
bad nor the night too dark, for him
to journey to those who needed his
Bervices, and while his medicine was
dispensed freely to those who were
hot able to pay, his soft and kindly
manner of approach to a sick room,
often did more than medicine could
ido. In going about among the ill who
depended upon him, he always went
!s 6 cents in stamps for which send ^d jocular manner that
me this copy.' _ I once gained the confidence of
Persons who had an opportunity to those in need of his services. Children
see McClure's handwriting while he loved him as a parent, and many a
was circulation manager of an El little MBy and girl will miss his kind-
Paso newspaper several years ago, ]y face probably more than an adult, j
said that the writing in both letters They all knew him upon the street
received by the Herald-Post is similar and had full confidence in their "Dr.
to his. j McClure." Their faith and confidence
writing but bearing the signature,
"Mrs. Frank Sisare, Box 587, Baton
Rouge, La.„ was sent to the Herald-
Post March 18, 1934.
The letter read: "Following Satur
day, February 25, there appeared in
the Post a news story about Fred Mc-
Clure being killed in a bank robbery
in Alto or El Paso, Texas. Enclosed
church, officiating. Interment was
in the City cemetery with Fox &
Allen andR. R. Stribling, funeral
directors in charge.
Further announcement concerning
the new business will appear in this
paper next week.
(Continued on page 10)
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BASEBALL SEASON OPENS {Women's Missionary Society will
APRIL ath WITH SACUL with Rusk society Friday, Mar.
j 30th, beginning at 10:00 a. m., and
The baseball season for Alto will <='<Ming at 1:00 p. m. This zone in
open April 8th, the first game of the composed of societies from Cush.ng,
season to be played' at Sacul on the Mt. Zion. Wells, Alto and Rusk. A
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A three game series has been business matters of importance
Booked. The first game at Sacul, b° -Hsc-Msed. Quite a number of
second at Alto, and the third to be Alto Methodists expect to attend.
decided later. t
The "Has-Beens and Will-Be's" will Among those here from distant
play next Sunday at the Alto park, points Sunday to attend the funeral
and the public is urged to come out of Dr.M E- McClure was noted the
And see what talent the/e is in Alto following citizens from Jacksonville:
for a ball team. ' Judge and Mrs. J. C. Box, W. Y. For-
The boys are practicing at every rest, H. A. Gilchrist, Hayden Doug-
opportunity, and from the talent that lass, B. B. Tucker, Barber Long-
has showed up so far, it is believed mire, Drs. J. M. Travis and F. A.
that a good team can be had for Alto Fuller, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Sory,
this year. j Mrs Lina McMinn. Miss Audrey Wal-
! lace, Rayford and Morris Holcomb,
Mrs. Car! Williams and daughters, W. A. Goolaby and Mr. and Mrs. Coy
Christine and Carline, of Jackson- Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Singletary
iville, were visitors in the home of were here from Wells and Ray Smith
Mrs. A. Wigginton Friday. i was here from Trinity.
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1934, newspaper, March 29, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214691/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.